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Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 10:39PM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Freeze Warning · Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Cochran; Hockley; Lubbock; Crosby; Yoakum; Terry; Lynn. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
17 October 2026 at 03:39 UTC
First saved by us
16 October 2026 at 17:02 UTC
Last included in a daily record
17 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Lubbock TX · Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Cochran; Hockley; Lubbock; Crosby; Yoakum; Terry; Lynn
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 over the southwestern Texas Panhandle, and as low as 30 elsewhere. * WHERE...Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Floyd, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum, Briscoe, Castro, Parmer, and Swisher Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Instructions in this archived message

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

The saved record

What changed

2 updates · 1 first record

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  1. Saved by us

    Version 3

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    Title
    Before

    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 6:27PM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

    After

    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 10:39PM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 23:27 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 03:39 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 23:27 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 03:39 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    …an, Crosby, Floyd, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum, Briscoe, Castro, Parmer, and Swisher Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected o…

    After

    …an, Crosby, Floyd, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum, Briscoe, Castro, Parmer, and Swisher Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected o…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d8ee18b27c639f4fb0276e027246f061740a4407.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.310a15f0378ea85d6305f53fe02cb684156c0abd.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 03:39 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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      "summary": "Freeze Warning · Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Cochran; Hockley; Lubbock; Crosby; Yoakum; Terry; Lynn. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.",
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      "instruction": "Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.",
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  2. Saved by us

    Version 2

    Source status changed

    Title
    Before

    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 11:53AM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

    After

    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 6:27PM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 16:53 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 23:27 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 16:53 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 23:27 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected. * WHERE...Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Floyd, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum, Briscoe, Castro, Parmer, and Swisher Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 10 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected o…

    After

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 over the southwestern Texas Panhandle, and as low as 30 elsewhere. * WHERE...Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Floyd, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum, Briscoe, Castro, Parmer, and Swisher Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected o…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4a78ddeb2a1d3aff1cbbf1cbb2538428b10ad487.001.2

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d8ee18b27c639f4fb0276e027246f061740a4407.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 23:27 UTC

    View saved version 2

    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 17:02 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 11:53AM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 16:53 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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